emissions reduction Archives

October 7, 2020 | Post

Can China go net-zero? Two charts show just how ambitious Xi Jinping’s goal is

by Emily Pontecorvo, Grist Highlights Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that his country aims to reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and become carbon-neutral by 2060 A newly released blueprint for the country’s energy transition was created by the Tsinghua University’s Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy To reach their carbon neutrality goals, there will … Read more

Nina Turner

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 | Post

Fact check: The coronavirus pandemic isn’t slowing climate change

by Matthew Brown, USA Today Highlights The shelter in place measures spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a drop of emissions, but this drop was not significant enough to significantly slow climate change Although The International Energy Agency projects global carbon emissions will fall by 8%, this year is set to be the hottest … Read more

Nina Turner

Public Health

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 | Post

The world’s most profitable hedge fund is now a climate radical

By Edward Robinson and Nishant Kumar, Bloomberg Highlights: British billionaire Chris Hohn of TCI Fund Management is pushing companies to provide transparency on their carbon emissions and ultimately reduce their environmental impact. Hohn is threatening to call on investors to fire managers and oust board members who do not make promises to reduce their carbon … Read more

Nina Turner

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